Transport Operations (Marine Safety-Commercial and Fishing Ships Miscellaneous Equipment) Interim Standard 1996

Queensland Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994 TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (MARINE SAFETY—COMMERCIAL AND FISHING SHIPS MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT) INTERIM STANDARD 1996 Reprinted as in force on 28 August 1996 (standard not amended up to this date) Reprint No. 0A This reprint is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel Warning—This reprint is not an authorised copy

Information about this reprint This standard is reprinted as at 28 August 1996. See endnotes for information about when provisions commenced.

Queensland TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (MARINE SAFETY—COMMERCIAL AND FISHING SHIPS MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT) INTERIM STANDARD 1996 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Who standard applies to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Purpose of standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Miscellaneous equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 Expiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ENDNOTES 1 Index to endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

s1 3 s4 Transport Operations (Marine Safety—Commercial and Fishing Ships Miscellaneous Equipment) Interim Standard 1996 TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (MARINE SAFETY—COMMERCIAL AND FISHING SHIPS MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT) INTERIM STANDARD 1996 [reprinted as in force on 28 August 1996] ˙ Short title 1. This standard may be cited as the Transport Operations (Marine Safety—Commercial and Fishing Ships Miscellaneous Equipment) Interim Standard 1996 . ˙ Commencement 2. This standard commences on 1 July 1996. ˙ Who standard applies to 3. This standard applies to the owner or masters of a commercial and fishing ship that is required to be registered under section 56 1 of the Act. ˙ Purpose of standard 4. This standard is a guide to how to satisfy the general safety obligations under part 4 2 of the Act. 1 Section 56 (Regulation may require registration of ship) The Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Regulation 1995 defines what commercial and fishing ships are, and requires certain commercial and fishing ships to be registered. 2 Part 4 (General safety obligations and standards)

s5 4 s5 Transport Operations (Marine Safety—Commercial and Fishing Ships Miscellaneous Equipment) Interim Standard 1996 ˙ Miscellaneous equipment 5.(1) A commercial or fishing ship should be equipped in accordance with the Uniform Shipping Laws Code, sections 12, 13 and 18. 3 (2) Alternatively, a commercial or fishing ship should be equipped with equipment to— (a) safely navigate the ship in expected weather conditions; and (b) safely secure the ship in expected weather conditions, should it be disabled and afloat; and (c) enable the ship to communicate with another ship, or a shore based radio station, in expected weather conditions; and (d) give safety, first aid and reasonable comfort to anyone on board the ship; and (e) allow anyone unhindered access to and from the ship, including equipment to ensure a person does not accidentally fall off the ship; and (f) secure the ship against movement caused by the weather and, in particular, water surges to enable— (i) someone to embark or disembark safely; or (ii) cargo to be transferred to or from the ship safely; and (g) indicate weather changes within the ship’s operational area. Example of paragraph (e)— A gangway with handrails. (3) The equipment mentioned in this section should be in good working order. (4) In this section— “expected weather conditions” , for a ship, means all expected weather 3 Section 12 (Radio equipment) Section 13 (Miscellaneous equipment) Section 18 (Hire and drive vessels)

s6 5 s6 Transport Operations (Marine Safety—Commercial and Fishing Ships Miscellaneous Equipment) Interim Standard 1996 conditions within the area in which it is intended the ship will operate. “Uniform Shipping Laws Code” means the Code within the meaning of the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Regulation 1995 . ˙ Expiry 6. This standard expires 6 months after its commencement.

6 Transport Operations (Marine Safety—Commercial and Fishing Ships Miscellaneous Equipment) Interim Standard 1996 † ENDNOTES ´ 1 Index to endnotes Page 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 ´ 2 Date to which amendments incorporated This is the reprint date mentioned in the Reprints Act 1992, section 5(c). However, no amendments have commenced operation on or before that day. Future amendments of the Transport Operations (Marine Safety—Commercial and Fishing Ships Miscellaneous Equipment) Interim Standard 1996 may be made in accordance with this reprint under the Reprints Act 1992, section 49. 3 ´ AIA amd ch def div exp gaz hdg ins lap notfd om o in c p para prec pres prev = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Key Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations Acts Interpretation Act 1954 amended chapter definition division expires/expired gazette heading inserted lapsed notified omitted order in council page paragraph preceding present previous (prev) proc prov pt pubd R[X] RA reloc renum rep s sch sdiv SIA SL sub unnum = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = previously proclamation provision part published Reprint No.[X] Reprints Act 1992 relocated renumbered repealed section schedule subdivision Statutory Instruments Act 1992 subordinate legislation substituted unnumbered

7 Transport Operations (Marine Safety—Commercial and Fishing Ships Miscellaneous Equipment) Interim Standard 1996 ´ 4 List of legislation Transport Operations (Marine Safety—Commercial and Fishing Miscellaneous Equipment) Interim Standard 1996 SL No. 170 notfd gaz 28 June 1996 pp 1164–70 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 1 July 1996 (see s 2) Note— This standard exp 2 January 1997 (see s 6) Ships © State of Queensland 1996